First Team
Match Report | Rangers 1-1 Dundee United
23rd November 2024
The Reserves drew 2 - 2 with their Hamilton counterparts today coming twice from behind courtesy of David Robertson and David Goodwillie goals. Indeed, the United outfit might have won had it not been for two missed penalties.
After last night's shock first team defeat at Hamilton, the reserves were involved in a bizarre draw in their opening fixture at New Southcroft, home of Rutherglen Glencairn today..
Having been reduced to ten men after only twenty minutes when Danny Swanson was harshly red-carded, the Tangerines twice came from behind and missed two penalties to boot.
Two of Accies new men set up the opener shortly after Swanson's departure.
The returning Brian Carrigan from Linlithgow Rose played in Sebastian Sorsa, and the Finnish winger who has just arrived from Leeds United, slotted home.
However, ten-man United were back on level terms, David Robertson, glancing home a Paul Dixon cross after 32 minutes.
United then proceeded to squander two penalty awards, both for fouls on Craig Conway.
Jon Daly missed the first and Conway was the culprit second time round.
Even more frustratingly, the visitors then fell behind midway through the second half after Marco Andreoni passed up a golden opportunity.
Breaking quickly, former United striker James Grady slid the ball past the advancing McGowan to restore Accies lead.
With United never looking numerically disadvantaged, justice was done when substitute David Goodwillie ran on to a Jon Daly flick to slip home a deserved equaliser.
Dundee United: McGowan, Kovacevic, Kenneth, Pope (Goodwillie 75), Dixon, D Robertson, Swanson, Andreoni (Buaben 61), Conway, Daly, Shala. Subs not used: Gibson, Mulligan, Fleming, Cameron.
After last night's shock first team defeat at Hamilton, the reserves were involved in a bizarre draw in their opening fixture at New Southcroft, home of Rutherglen Glencairn today..
Having been reduced to ten men after only twenty minutes when Danny Swanson was harshly red-carded, the Tangerines twice came from behind and missed two penalties to boot.
Two of Accies new men set up the opener shortly after Swanson's departure.
The returning Brian Carrigan from Linlithgow Rose played in Sebastian Sorsa, and the Finnish winger who has just arrived from Leeds United, slotted home.
However, ten-man United were back on level terms, David Robertson, glancing home a Paul Dixon cross after 32 minutes.
United then proceeded to squander two penalty awards, both for fouls on Craig Conway.
Jon Daly missed the first and Conway was the culprit second time round.
Even more frustratingly, the visitors then fell behind midway through the second half after Marco Andreoni passed up a golden opportunity.
Breaking quickly, former United striker James Grady slid the ball past the advancing McGowan to restore Accies lead.
With United never looking numerically disadvantaged, justice was done when substitute David Goodwillie ran on to a Jon Daly flick to slip home a deserved equaliser.
Dundee United: McGowan, Kovacevic, Kenneth, Pope (Goodwillie 75), Dixon, D Robertson, Swanson, Andreoni (Buaben 61), Conway, Daly, Shala. Subs not used: Gibson, Mulligan, Fleming, Cameron.
